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Article: Better patient outcomes with drug eluting stents.(Clinical report)
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- January 4, 2009
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Patients receiving drug eluting stents (DES) u stents coated with medication to prevent narrowing of the artery u as part of an angioplasty had better outcomes one year later than patients with bare metal stents, according to a new study to be published in CMAJ http://www.cmaj.ca/press/080050.pdf.
Mortality in the first 30 days for people with drug eluting stents was significantly lower than for those with bare metal stents. However, in this prospective cohort study of 6440 patients, there was an increased risk of repeat revascularization procedures or death in the DES group after 3 years.
Patients with drug eluting stents were more likely to be female, ...